Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Fiji's proposed constitutional amendments face mounting opposition, with coalition partner SODELPA refusing to support the Bill's third reading, former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum calling for the process to be halted, and questions emerging over the parliamentary majority required for passage.
The developments put pressure on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's Coalition Government as it seeks to secure the two-thirds majority needed to pass the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, known as Bill 32.
Rabuka warned that failure to secure the required votes could end the proposed referendum and lead to the Coalition's dissolution, with the general election proceeding as planned.
"It could mean the failure of the Bill, ...